Joel Dwek
ITALY: L'Eden dei lunatici - Umberto Palazzo
A chilled-out selection of enjoyable rock tunes that entertain, if not delight Despite having been released in 2020, L’Eden dei lunatici...
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Danny Wiser
Nov 19, 20203 min read
SWEDEN: Look Sharp! - Roxette
Although impossible to compete with ABBA, Look Sharp! is enough to earn Roxette a worthy number #2 slot on the list of Sweden’s greatest...
Joel Dwek
Nov 18, 20203 min read
ARGENTINA: Churupaca - Churupaca
An ambitious, if not entirely successful set of Latin-Balkan fusion music that alternately delights and frustrates Most often here at...
Danny Wiser
Nov 17, 20204 min read
LESOTHO: Dreams Do Come True - Sankomota
A selection of varied tunes from the Mountain Kingdom, it entertains as well as serving as a reminder of the history of its larger...
Joel Dwek
Nov 9, 20207 min read
AUSTRALIA: Gurrumul - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
A masterpiece of the highest order that evokes plenty of emotion and highlights the importance of preserving Aboriginal culture About two...
Danny Wiser
Nov 1, 20205 min read
VENEZUELA: Repeat After Me - Los Amigos Invisibles
The sextet embrace the musician's law - "If it feels good, do it!" in this odyssey of funk If one is, for example, to suffer a...
Joel Dwek
Oct 31, 20203 min read
FRANCE: Newcomer - Llorca
The French DJ's debut album mixes in soul, jazz, bossa nova, and funk alongside electronica and house, and a sonic journey into his own...
Danny Wiser
Oct 30, 20204 min read
NIGER: Nomad - Bombino
Dubbed ‘The Sultan of Shred’, Bombino earns this title in this epic second studio album as he simultaneously shows off modern Tuareg...
Joel Dwek
Oct 29, 20203 min read
SAINT LUCIA: Beyond - Ronald "Boo" Hinkson
Easy, relaxed vibes pulsate through this collection of upbeat, jazzy tunes The Caribbean islands have a myriad of musical styles...
Danny Wiser
Oct 28, 20204 min read
ANDORRA: Nua - Marta Roure
The Andorran singer provides a hugely enjoyable set of Catalan-language pop rock tunes Whilst Roure comes from a nation known...
Joel Dwek
Oct 27, 20203 min read
ALBANIA: Echoes from Iliria - Simaku
Albanian folk music meets pop in this largely successful and interesting fusion album One of the great joys of this whole experience for...
Danny Wiser
Oct 26, 20204 min read
SOUTH SUDAN: The Key - Emmanuel Jal
Jal’s repeated calls to action throughout the entire record cut through the incredibly fun and upbeat tunes All across the world there...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
Oct 18, 20204 min read
MONGOLIA: Sounds of Mongolia - Egschiglen
The cultural heritage of the Mongolian people is on display in this album of traditional music of the steppe Danny: I have never been...
Danny Wiser
Oct 17, 20204 min read
ISRAEL: East Jerusalem / West Jerusalem - David Broza
An album full of love, hope and an important message for us all to learn As the son of an Israeli, the eternal conflict between Israel...
Danny Wiser
Oct 16, 20203 min read
DENMARK: This Is for the White in Your Eyes - Choir Of Young Believers
Amazing mood music, but listen closely and the album will soon reveal cracks It is not often that I am left with such contrasting...
Joel Dwek
Oct 15, 20203 min read
GREECE: Epitafios-Epifania - Grigoris Bithikotsis & Meri Lida
Zorba The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis collaborates with two singers of different styles to form a delightful Greek folk album While...
Danny Wiser
Oct 14, 20204 min read
BRAZIL: Prelude - Deodato
Released in the 70s, these adaptations of classical music pieces from centuries ago have an almost futuristic quality to them, making...
Joel Dwek
Oct 13, 20203 min read
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Amette - George Telek
A mixture of Melanesian melancholy and pop bangers, Telek shows why he is tearing up the music scene across all of Oceania From the...
Joel Dwek
Oct 12, 20204 min read
CAMBODIA: Reatrei Nov Hong Kong, Vol. 58 - Sinn Sisamouth
The work of Sinn Sisamouth reveals a fascinating lost world of Cambodian music, and the tragic circumstances that surrounded its downfall...
Joel Dwek
Oct 4, 20203 min read
GHANA: All In 1 Love - Mohammed Alidu
Ghana's very own Bizung talking drum chief flexes his drum tapping fingers, as well as his song-writing chops in this fusion album...
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